Evidence Detectives

A 3-day instructional sequence focused on NC.RI.8.1, helping students identify explicit information, make inferences, and select the strongest textual evidence in informational texts. Designed for special education resource rooms with clear scaffolding and visual supports.

BRBrandon Ruffin

Cracking the Code

Introduction to the difference between explicit information and implicit inferences, using the "Evidence Detective" metaphor.

The Strongest Clue

Guided practice in selecting the strongest textual evidence from an informational passage about the Antikythera Mechanism.

Closing the Case

Application of skills to a test-prep format using a passage about the Great Barrier Reef, focusing on multiple-choice strategy.

Evidence Detectives

BRBrandon Ruffin

Safe Steps

A comprehensive, sensory-friendly community safety sequence designed for young learners with autism, covering walking safety, traffic rules, getting lost, and parking lot awareness.

Bryn Afflitto

Helping Hands Comprehension

A comprehension lesson based on the book 'Helping Hands' by Anna Prokos, designed specifically for students with autism. It includes visual-supported question slides and a teacher facilitation guide with structured prompting hierarchies.

Saiko Otake

Helping Hands Teacher Guide

A comprehensive teacher facilitation guide and answer key based on the picture book 'Helping Hands'. Includes structured prompting hierarchies, error-correction procedures, autism-specific behavioral supports, and visual lesson cues.

Saiko Otake

Bridge to Mastery

A comprehensive curriculum roadmap and detailed Quarter 1 pacing guide designed for rising 3rd-grade students with SLD operating at a 1st-to-2nd grade level. It includes diagnostic baseline screens and specialized lesson templates for self-contained special education settings, bridging CCSS and NJSLS.

Ralph Densing

Speech Eligibility Framework

A comprehensive framework and unified decision-making guide for CSE members to determine eligibility, severity, and discontinuation of speech-language services.

Krista Legge

Helping Hands Slides

High-contrast visual comprehension slides designed for students with autism, based on the picture book 'Helping Hands' by Anna Prokos. Features large typography (32px+), color-coded option blocks with clear visual icons, and explicit page-illustration references.

Saiko Otake

Social Sparks

A comprehensive 15-lesson social skills curriculum designed specifically for middle and high school students with intellectual disabilities. It uses highly structured, visual-heavy layouts to teach conversational skills, peer dynamics, self-advocacy, and community safety through concrete social scenarios.

Gena Robinson (sub)

MD Mission

A comprehensive lesson containing visual supports and activities to prepare children with autism (ages 6-8) for doctor visits, focusing on sensory expectations, coping strategies, and pain communication.